CVE-2025-6431 (GCVE-0-2025-6431)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-24 12:28 – Updated: 2026-04-13 14:31
VLAI
Title
The prompt in Firefox for Android that asks before opening a link in an external application could be bypassed
Summary
When a link can be opened in an external application, Firefox for Android will, by default, prompt the user before doing so. An attacker could have bypassed this prompt, potentially exposing the user to security vulnerabilities or privacy leaks in external applications. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 140.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Unaffected: 140 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Credits
Umar Farooq
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